Ringgit Surname
Approximately 741 people bear this surname
Ringgit Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 497 | 1:59,345 | 4,491 |
| Indonesia | 213 | 1:620,888 | 49,115 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
Ringgit (542) may also be a first name.
Ringgit Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ringgit Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ringgit (Arabic: رنجيت) is found most frequently in Malaysia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ringgit? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ringgit is the 456,743rd most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 9,834,745 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Ringgit live; 98 percent live in Southeast Asia and 96 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ringgit is also the 361,930th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 542 people.
The last name Ringgit is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is carried by 497 people, or 1 in 59,345. In Malaysia Ringgit is most common in: Sarawak, where 91 percent reside, Kuala Lumpur, where 3 percent reside and Sabah, where 3 percent reside. Other than Malaysia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 29 percent reside and Qatar, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ringguit | 93 | 3 | / |
| Ringgi | 92 | 594 | / |
| Ringit | 92 | 59 | / |
| Ringguist | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ringuit | 86 | 124 | / |
| Ringget | 86 | 30 | / |
| Renggit | 86 | 13 | / |
| Ringgis | 86 | 9 | / |
| Ringgai | 86 | 7 | / |
| Ringgih | 86 | 7 | / |
| Ringist | 86 | 0 | / |
| Ringi | 83 | 628 | / |
| Rnggi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ringuist | 80 | 1 | / |
| Renggi | 77 | 496 | / |
| Ringga | 77 | 255 | / |
| Ringis | 77 | 201 | / |
| Rengit | 77 | 81 | / |
| Ringie | 77 | 34 | / |
| Ringai | 77 | 32 | / |
| Ringsi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Riongi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ringip | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ringet | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ringui | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ruingi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ringih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ringhi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rinngi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Rhingi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ringguest | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rngi | 73 | 78 | / |
| Rgit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ringuet | 71 | 2,559 | / |
| Ringger | 71 | 792 | / |
| Ringier | 71 | 132 | / |
| Ringais | 71 | 89 | / |
| Resngit | 71 | 88 | / |
| Ringset | 71 | 43 | / |
| Rengite | 71 | 34 | / |
| Ringies | 71 | 33 | / |
| Rengith | 71 | 13 | / |
| Ringksi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Ringyte | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ringhet | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ruengit | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ringsih | 71 | 2 | / |
| Renggai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ringgee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Renguit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ringytė | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ringytë | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ringets | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ringaid | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ringgep | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ringest | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ringiss | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ringe | 67 | 5,432 | / |
| Ringa | 67 | 1,815 | / |
| Rengi | 67 | 526 | / |
| Ringseth | 67 | 163 | / |
| Ryngi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ringette | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ringuest | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ruengsit | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rgoit | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ringuete | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ringgaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ringy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rngai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ringuett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Renggggi | 67 | 1 | / |
Ringgit Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ringgit in the Arabic language | ||
| رنجيت | rnjyt | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ringgit
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